Audio By Carbonatix By Amanda Idleman, Crosswalk.com We need to learn to appreciate our spouse better. With marriage comes the responsibility to maintain a home and family together. Nurturing a space, a set of people, and creating a life together is hard work. Sometimes, the ways we contribute to this calling can look vastly different, but different doesn’t mean one is less valuable than another. I am primarily a stay-at-home mom who cares for and homeschools our five kids.